Safe.



H. BESHORE.

SAFE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 6, 1911.

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HIRAM IBESHORE, OF MARION, INDIANA.

SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 6, 1911.

Patented May 21, 1912. Serial No. 653,095.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM Bnsrronn, citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to safes and more particularly to portable safes adapted to be temporarily attached to pipes or other stationary objects.

An object of the invention is to provide a safe especially adapted for the use of travelers and more specially to so construct the safe that the traveler may securely lock his or her valuables therein and attach the receptacle to a stationary support in such manner that it cannot be disconnected therefrom until the proper key is employed and the safe unlocked to allow the lid to swing backward so that the device may be moved from the object to which it was temporarily secured.

Another object is to provide a device of this character, light of weight yet strong and proficient in the performance of its duties.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1, is a perspective view of my improved form of safe, Fig. 2, is a longitudinal vertical section therethrough, and Fig 3, is a similar view with the cover or door thereof in open position, a modified form of, hinge connection between the door and the safe being shown.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents, the safe which may be of any form desired but is illustrated as being of rectangular form in longitudinal section. The safe may be made of any suitable material such as steel. The upper side of the rectangular box or safe 1 is open and along the inner face of one of the ends 2, near the upper edge thereof, is the inwardly directed rib 3 extending the entire distance across the end 2. The rib 3, however, may only extend a portion of the way across the face of the end 2, if desired and the purpose of this rib will presently be fully described. Opposite the rib 3 is the flange 4 upon the inner face of the rear end 5 and this flange has an upper flat surface and a lower curved surface connecting with the upper flat surface and with the rear end 5. The flange 4:, preferably extends from one side 6 to the opposite side 6 of the safe 1. The upper surfaces or faces of the rib 3 and the flange 4: are on the same plane and said rib and flange are parallel with one another,

both being located a short distance below the upper edge of the ends 2 and 5 and the sides 6 of said safe.

The opposite ends of the cover or door 7 are adapted to rest upon the upper faces of the rib 3 and the flange 4 and depending from the lid or door 7 near the rear end thereof is the curved tongue 8 which is adapted for engagement against the curved lower face of the flange 4 to prevent the rear end of the door 7 from raising when the front end thereof is looked as will now be described. Carried upon the under face of the door 7 near the front end is the lock 9 which may be of any type desired, the bolt 10 of the lock engaging under the rib 3 to lock the top or door 7 upon the open upper side of the safe 1, said door 7 having its outer face flush with the upper edges of the ends 2 and 5 and the sides 6 of the safe 1. The cover 7 is provided with a suitable key opening 11 through which the key may be inserted to operate the lock 9.

Secured upon the back end 5 is a metallic plate 12 upon the upper edge of which projects the upwardly and rearwardly curved portion 13, the plate 12 and portion 13 forming one half of the hinge for connecting the rear edge or end of the door 7 to the rear end 5 of the bank 1. The other half of the hinge consists of a similar plate 14: secured upon the upper face of the door 7 at the upper end thereof and having the upwardly and rearwardlyv curved portion 15 corresponding to the curved portion 13 of the first half. The curved portions 13 and 15 are preferably semicircular in form, in cross section and the meeting edges thereof are turned, as shown at 16 and hinged together by the hinge pin 17 passing through the upper turned edges of said curved section. When the proper key is inserted in the opening 11 and the bolt 10 of the lock 9 drawn from beneath the rib 3, the door 7 may be readily swung to open position, said door swinging upon the hinge pin 17.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, in place of the curved portions 13 and 15 and the hinge pin 17 passing through the turned edges 16 of the curved portions 13 and 15, I have provided suitable chains 18 having their opposite ends connected to the plates 19 and 20 carried by the rear end 5 of the bank 1 and the door 7 respectively. If desired, the chain 18 may be connected between the ends thereof andare preferably made of hardened steel.

In use, the valuables are placed within the bank 1 and the door 7 closed and locked. Before closing and locking the door 7, however, the device may be attached to an iron bed, pipe or similar device which may be easily surrounded by the curved portions 13 and 15 or by the chains 18, said pipe or other device to which the bank is secured entirely surrounded by the connections be tween the bank and the door thereof when said door is in closed position. Owing to the fact that the tongue 8 is engaged against the lower curved surface of the flange 4:, the rear end of the door can not be opened or raised while the front end of the door is locked by the bolt 10 of the lock 9 being engaged under the rib 3. Thus it will be seen that this device will be thoroughly locked and secured to a stationary object, making it impossible for unauthor- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the ized persons to reach the valuables within the bank 1. It will also be evident that as the complete device is light and of compact form it may be easily carried from place to place and secured to any stationary pipe or other object within a hotel room or other place and will be cheap to manufacture and burglar proof.

hat I claim is:

1 The combination of. a receptacle and a cover therefor, means connected to said cover and said receptacle adapted to be positioned around an object when said cover gis open, and means to lock said cover to said receptacle.

2. The combination of a receptacle and a cover therefor, means adapted to be positioned around an object and having its op posite ends connected to the cover and to an end of the receptacle, cooperating means on said cover and said end of said recep- ;tac1e adapted to hold said end of the cover in place when said cover is in closed posi- Ztion, and means to lock the other end of j said cover to the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to th1s specificatlon 1n the presence of two subscribing wltnesses.

l-IIRAM BESHORE.

Witnesses:

GEO. WEBSTER, J r., FRED M. SwU'rsnR.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

